lost cause

英 [ˌlɒst ˈkɔːz]

美 [ˌlɔːst ˈkɔːz]

n.  业已失败的事情; 没有希望的事情

牛津词典

noun

• 业已失败的事情；没有希望的事情
  something that has failed or that cannot succeed

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 必败无疑的事；无望之人
  If you refer to something or someone asa lost cause, you mean that people's attempts to change or influence them have no chance of succeeding.
  1. They do not want to expend energy in what, to them, is a lost cause.
     他们不想把精力投到他们认为注定不会成功的事中去。

英英释义

noun

• a defeated cause or a cause for which defeat is inevitable

双语例句

• The results show that the soil erosion on slope not only bring about soil nutrients lost, but also cause the soil physical property damaged, soil infiltration capability weakened.
  结果表明，土壤侵蚀造成表层耕作土壤的物理性能下降、养分流失和水分入渗能力降低。
• They do not want to expend energy in what, to them, is a lost cause.
  他们不想把精力投到他们认为注定不会成功的事中去。
• The fires in Complex is prone to make tremendous economic lost and cause lots of death because of the huge interior space, large fire load, complicated candidate and the difficulty of egress.
  建筑综合体内部功能和空间复杂，火灾荷载大，人员复杂，容易形成火灾，而且火灾发生后疏散不易，容易造成严重的人员伤亡和经济损失。
• It not only delay the time of drilling 、 extend drilling period 、 spend a lot of lost circulation material, but also cause a series of accident such as sticking 、 well spout 、 collapse.
  它不仅会延误钻井作业时间，延长钻井周期，耗费大量堵漏材料，还会引起卡钻、井喷、井塌等一系列复杂情况。
• Shannon, I assure you and all who have lost a loved one that our cause is just, and our country will never forget the debt we owe Micheal and all who gave their lives for freedom.
  香农，我向你，以及所有永失我爱的人们保证，我们的目标是伸张正义，这个国家永远不会忘记我们对米歇尔，以及所有为自由奉献生命者所欠下的债。
• If the individual doesn't declare a change of heart within six to eight weeks, he's probably a lost cause.
  如果问题员工在六到八个星期内，依然没有改邪归正，可能只能放弃他了。
• This article from the perspective of the psychology of the audience in-depth discussion and analysis of domestic animation from a prosperity to the lost cause.
  本文从观众心理的角度深入探讨和分析了国产动画从繁荣走向迷茫的原因。
• And I'm going to stay right here and fight for this lost cause.
  我会留在这，为已经遗失的目标奋斗。
• Through count market forces, We analysis the social welfare lost cause by monopoly and discuss the method of surveying market forces 'economic effect.
  我们通过计算市场势力，分析因垄断所造成的社会福利损失，讨论测量市场势力的经济效应的方法。
• When you pick a lost cause, you really commit.
  你拿了一手烂牌，还要继续玩到底。